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And Ajmer is 12 hours from New Delhi by train and Delhi Mail, Delhi Express and Ashram Express connect the two cities. Jaipur is 3 hours away by road and 3 hours away by train and Shatabdi Express, Delhi Mail, and Delhi Express connect the two cities.

Plenty of accommodation is available, ranging from dharamshalas to two room hotels to rooms in private homes to big, expensive hotels. There's a room for every budget. During the fair season room prices skyrocket and it is best to book in the smaller guesthouses beforehand. The weather is very cool at this time of year and booking an air conditioned room is not a must.

However it is the tented camps which are the big draw. These camps are set up on one side of the fair grounds. Some of these tented camps provide camping-in-sheer luxury. Elegant tents with sophisticated, well-designed interiors with attached baths and even a dressing room are a great lure for tourists.

Rajasthan Tourism offers accommodation at its Pushkar Tourist Village and the RTDC Sarovar hotel. The tariffs:

• The tariff for a single room in a hut is Rs 4,500 plus six per cent sales tax per night.

• The tariff for a double room in a hut is Rs 5,500 plus six per cent sales tax per night on a twin sharing basis.

• The tariff for a single room in a Swiss tent is Rs 4,000 plus six per cent sales tax per night.

• The tariff for a double room in a Swiss tent is Rs 5,000 plus six per cent sales tax per night on a twin sharing basis.

• The tariff for a single deluxe double room in a tent is Rs 3,500 plus six per cent sales tax per night.

• The tariff for a double deluxe room in a tent is Rs 4,000 plus six per cent sales tax per night on a twin sharing basis.

• The tariff for a single deluxe room at RTDC Sarovar is Rs 2,200 plus six per cent sales tax per night.

• The tariff for a double deluxe room at RTDC Sarovar is Rs 2,700 plus six per cent sales tax per night on a twin sharing basis.

• The tariff for a single room at RTDC Sarovar is Rs 2,000 plus six per cent sales tax per night.

• The tariff for a double room at RTDC Sarovar is Rs 2,300 plus six per cent sales tax per night on a twin sharing basis.

• The tariff for a single room without attached bathroom at RTDC Sarovar is Rs 1,600 plus six per cent sales tax per night on a twin sharing basis.

• The tariff for a double room without attached bathroom at RTDC Sarovar is Rs 2,000 plus six per cent sales tax per night on a twin sharing basis.

• The tariff for accommodation in the RTDC Sarovar dormitory is Rs 300, (no sales tax), per night on a twin sharing basis.

• The tariff for accommodation at the Pushkar Tourist Village is Rs 300, (no sales tax) per night on a twin sharing basis.

  The tariff includes meals

For other tent accommodation try:

• Sita Village which offers 100 Swiss tents. Contact Sita World Travels.
• Royal Desert Camp, c/o Hotel Pushkar Palace, Pushkar, tel # 0145-72408, 72001, 72403, fax # 0145-72226. Located a bit away from the hustle and bustle the camp provides 80 Swiss cottages tents with attached baths for US $ 115 per day for one person and US $ 125 for a couple with meals. They provide a shuttle bus to the fair and a daily show of folk dances.

Some other popular Pushkar hotels are:

• Peacock Holiday Resort, tel # 0145-72093, 72516, 72688 or fax: 0145-422974: Tariffs a non-air-conditoned room is Rs 2,000. Facilities include a swimming pool, in-house restaurant, camel safaris.
• Pushkar Palace, tel # 0145-72001, 72401, 72402, 72403 Fax : 91-145-72226: Room tariffs are US $ 175 a double per day and US $ 150 a single per day, meals included. A luxury hotel with an in-house restaurant, superb location. A heritage hotel, it was once a palace.

  Only vegetarian food is available during fair time. Beer is available at RTDC beer shops. Food of all varieties is available, including a variety of Western meals.

  The state government organises exhibitions, judging contests for the animals and holds cultural extravaganzas and pageants. The schedule of cultural events has not yet been released. Watch this space.

  Rajasthan Tourism, Department of Tourism, Art and Culture Paryatan Bhavan, M I road, Jaipur. Phone: 0141-370180, 370181, 371142. Fax: 0141-376362.
  Also in Jaipur: Usha Niwas, Kalyan Path. Phones: 0141-203531, 316045
  Ajmer: Hotel Khadim, near the bus stand. Phone: 0145-52426.
  Bombay: 230, D N road. Phones: 022-2075603, 2074162.
  New Delhi: Bikaner House. Phones: 011-3381884, 3386069, fax: 011-3382823.

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